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The West Australian Quilters' Association

QuiltWest 2009 - 13th - 17th May

PERTH CONVENTION EXHIBITION CENTRE

QuiltWest is WAQA's major event for the year and gives members the chance to show their work and enjoy the talent of other members. This year's theme is 'Nature's Beauty'. Entries closed on 31st Mar for 2009 however, it is not too early to whet the appetite for QuiltWest 2010.

Any members able to offer their time for white glove duty during the exhibition, please contact us via the 'email us' link at left of page.

Victorian bushfires and a letter to WAQA about a donated quilt...

Hello there, my name is Robert Stott and my wife Julie and I received today a lovely black and white patchwork quilt from Linda Moore, Muriel and Mary from Dongara WA. These lovely ladies donated this quilt to victims of the recent Victorian bushfires in which my family was involved. We had a visit to Kinglake Primary school today from members of the Victorian Quilters Association whom had been handing out donated quilts to all the school children and teachers in this ravaged region where Julie works as a grade 3 / 4 teacher.

I would very much like to send these ladies a letter or Email of thanks for their kind generosity knowing that receiving gifts like this which has obviously taken many hours and a lot of work has lifted our spirits again so many weeks after the devastating fires of Feb 7th.

If you know or can track down Linda Moore, Muriel and Mary from Dongara I would very much appreciate it if you could pass on my email address so they can make contact if they wish, if they do not feel so inclined then please pass on my families heartfelt thanks for their generosity and let them know that their quilt has gone to a home where it's presence will bring happy memories of the Australian people banding together, no matter where they come from to offer support for other Australians caught up in a major tragedy like these fires and we send these ladies our thanks. I don't think they realize just how much they have helped this community take another step
in the rebuilding process.

Again, thank you for your help and I look forward to your reply.

Regards,

Robert Stott
Kinglake West, Victoria

Robert sent these images from around his property. Luckily, his home wasn't destroyed but his neighbour wasn't so fortunate.

If Linda, Muriel or Mary from Dongara would like to contact the webmaster she will pass your details on to Robert.

Quilt Valuation Day

Members are invited to have their quilts valued for insurance and personal purposes. The next valuation day is Sat 2nd May 2009. Email us for further details and an entry form.

Welcome to the West Australian Quilters' Association for 2009...

The Association's work continues in 2009 providing a social network for all interested in quilting in Western Australia. In addition to sharing and preserving quilting knowledge, members and the Association are involved with Community activities and events. Find out more within this webpage about:

	Membership and the running of WAQA
	Workshops and Retreats
	Community quilts
	Participation in exhibitions, Quiltwest and the Royal Show
	Accreditation as quilting teachers
	Quilting challenges
	Access to the Association's library of 3000 books
	Participation as a volunteer assisting with any of the above

Visitors are also welcome to come along to our various meetings to find out more or feel free to send us an email via the Contact us page (link at left).

Meetings:

Contemporary Quilt Group:
Meets the second Friday of the month, 11am to 2.30pm

Venue: Alexander Craft House, Menora

Business Meeting:
Meets the first Wednesday of the month, 7.30pm - 9.45pm

Venue: Stirling Adriatic Club, 78 Jones St, Balcatta

Sewing Day:
Meets the third Tuesday of the month, 10am - 3pm

($4 door charge covers tea/coffee/biscuits)

Venue: Stirling Adriatic Club, 78 Jones St, Balcatta

Sewing Night:
Meets the third Wednesday of the month,
7.30pm - 9.45pm

($4 door charge covers tea/coffee/biscuits)

Venue: Stirling Adriatic Club, 78 Jones St, Balcatta

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Refer to the Calendar page for further details

If you are new to WAQA, read more about what to expect at the meeting on the Meetings page.

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Last updated 14 April 2009